A man has appeared in court today, charged with assault in Cleethorpes following a stand-off.

James Thomas Hanley, 25, has been charged with two counts of assault and a public order offence in Cosgrove Street Cleethorpes.

Up to a dozen armed officers surrounded a home in Cosgrove Street, as part of a search following a report of a man with a knife. Some of the officers held shields and patiently watched from the street and from a rear alleyway in case the armed man emerged.